Authority

(1) Effective July 1, 2009, the Emergency Assistance program and the regulations in 760 CMR 67.00 will be administered solely by the Department of Housing and Community Development and not by the Department of Transitional Assistance (106 CMR) in accordance with St. 2009, c. 4. Any reference in 760 CMR 67.00 to "Department" shall only refer to the Department of Housing and Community Development. Where there are citations in 760 CMR 67.00 to regulations of the Department of Transitional Assistance at 106 CMR 701.310 through 701.330, 701.350 through 701.360, and 701.380 through 701.390, 106 CMR 703.192 and 703.193, 106 CMR 704.000 through 704.510, and to regulations of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance at 801 CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing Rules, such regulations shall be applied by the Department of Housing and Community Development in furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities. Any other citation or cross-reference in 760 CMR 67.00 to other regulations, whether issued by DTA or otherwise, shall not be considered binding in the application, implementation, or interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00, although the Department may choose to use such cross-references for guidance in interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00. The Department may issue such additional guidance as may be necessary or helpful in the application, implementation, or interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00 or statutes applicable to the Emergency Assistance program. Where other regulations of the Department of Transitional Assistance refer to 760 CMR 67.00 or to the Emergency Assistance program, such regulations shall be applied by the Department of Transitional Assistance in furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities. The Division of Hearings within the Department of Transitional Assistance will conduct hearings and render decisions on behalf of the Department of Housing and Community Development for any requests for hearings received on June 30, 2009 by 5:00 P.M. The Division of Hearings will apply the regulations at 106 CMR 343.000: Fair Hearing Rules for such cases. (2) Emergency Assistance (EA) to needy families with dependent children younger than 21 years of age or to a pregnant woman without any dependent children shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of 760 CMR 67.00.